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ACSED 2012ACSED 2012
Resume Writing
OverviewOverview
Resume Goals
Form and Function
Job Descriptions
Your Accomplishments
Resume Maintenance
Relate to the State
Resume GoalsResume Goals
Your goal: Get an interview.
Employer goal: Find out what you’ve done and how well you did it.
FormForm
One page in length
Easy-to-read font
White paper (no wild colors)
Highest print quality setting (ink jet is fine)
No graphics or fancy design elements
Form(continued)Form(continued)
Provide contact information (professional email address required)
Your work history
Your education
FunctionFunction
Your resume is a representation of your professional history, highlighting your
experiences and significant accomplishments.
Job DescriptionsJob Descriptions
Dates you were employed (Month and Year)
Position and organization title
Job responsibilities and duties
Accomplishment bullets
Your AccomplishmentsYour Accomplishments
Three bullets per job description
Significant work that differentiates you
Give specifics and numbers where possible
Don’t confuse duties with accomplishments
Your Accomplishments (Continued)
Your Accomplishments (Continued)
Look for accomplishments in your work:
Annual review
Email and calendar
Work documents
Accomplishment ExamplesAccomplishment ExamplesDON’T:
“Answered phone calls.”DO:
“Routed incoming phone calls for an organization of 500 staff using a multi-line
phone system.”
DON’T:“Put files in order.”
DO:“Reorganized over 1,500
case files for completeness and compliance with department records
retention policy.”
Resume MaintenanceResume Maintenance
Keep it up-to-date when you don’t need it
Spend an hour per quarter
Review most recent updates carefully
Relate to the StateRelate to the State
Standard State Application (STD 678)
Some jobs require resumes
Interviews focus on what you’ve done, too